Show JACKS adventures how ir Crom ifil ali on the iff stirl irr its all nonsense being i fraid mother alio ice going to break ail yet and if it if how can wo let these poor little things wait alio bis boy bent tenderly over two little girls who were and moaning with fever alio mother looked anxiously out of tho window feeling it liard to inake ho choice of tho two evils which lay before her aim were tho two children alternately shivering and burning in all alio miseries of ague with no in their sure need on alic other hand wa tho tending out of jack to encounter knowd anil unknown dangers fancies declared in order to bring it jf it should break you arc gone jack what would you do do why do alie best I 1 can to be f it bo linof bo bad as you imagine mother ivo got tho strength of a man and aliu pluck of well of n little woman ho looked proudly down upon tho mother who widowed was struggling through rough and hardness in this halt wild prairie country for tho sake of her children im sure I 1 dont know where find anything pluckier than that I 1 shall borrow mr snows old nag eo I 1 can go quickly and im going to take my gun and sec it I 1 cant bring home a of something nice for too darlings another look at the sulT ering children led tho mother to give unwilling consent that jack should out at andin an d the gray light of tho early dawn she watched him as with a cheery and a wave of alio hand to lier he ran down the little slope on which the house was built and shoved his boat into the shallow water the river was a mile distant but successive rains besides filling over low lying spot had caused it to its banks at aliu point it was now free of ice but fur above many a tributary was waiting to pour its crowding contents upon alic lower levels tho water was not deep enough to push n boat with am ease and part of hiis way waa obstructed by coarse hiigli grass so that jack had a good hours lug before rounding a clump of hazel brush which lay between him and the river had lie been working less hard lie would surely have noticed a crushing grinding sound which grew louder anil louder as he approached crl ho said as ho re stad n moment on hh polo and gazed about him you have took n notion to start just about the time I 1 did but youve got ahead of me the arst great cakes of running loo were jar below him it lie biad come half an hour earlier lie would have rejoiced in pushing out among them and taking hii chances of steering his way but was not now to le thought of how can I 1 go back lie said with a sorrowful thought of alic sick little ones at homo 1 believe I 1 could walk over that ice ill try anyway A largo piece extending for boine distance into the river waa ll by and without wailing for further consideration lie quickly tied lib boat to n tree and sprang upon it he ran over it and jumped from cake to cake beyond hut as he alio middle of alio stream where alic current ana stronger he began to that his situation was perilous it was easy enough to spring from one quietly surface to but in the continually increasing from above they were now piling one upon another turning oil edge or turning over and over in n manner that made footstep anil dangerous chit jack had n cool head and limbs which swiftly and surely obeyed its im glad mother sec that he faid to as at last having gained the further shorn ho leaned upon 1 fallen arcs to steady hi dizzy brain anil T breath where did you come from said farmer snow staring aa jack walked into his stable yard jack pointed back at tho river don t mean to say you come narow that ere ice yes I 1 do can I 1 take old kacka back to ride over to the doctor x mr snow walked accost that ere led if you brnt the the his head in utter despair of expressing himself further can you take huckaback you can aint cot your gun wet bo yc no well heros and alio llio old crossed that icat well ill iw blamed if little gl ick rh too bad anko donta too for company lit air lively now louan like the winds ngoan to change come across that ice well I 1 scowl old keck aback was not in favor of 1 acly movement 1 but jack in bi anxiety to lind in alio way of ramo did not object to a slow it caching toward noon the little town about eight miles from fanner snow he procured the medicine which he in an striking out on his return lio varied his bourso a little still in the hope of finding something in tho way of fresh meat I 1 cant go back to the poor little kits without a morsel of something for cm to taste besides com nicil and banns and bacon I 1 do atwould tw do cm more good alinn nil tho rocel cine ho said 13 lio rounded the hoad of a slough and adnick into a hazel thicket through which acro scattered some trees of scrub oak iio wandered about this for some time but without chanco for a shot and was about to give up and turn homewards when a cracking branch at somo diat auca attracted his attention and liia very heart stood still as through an opan ast ho light lit agomo cow no it cant bo a cow iti too brown ami it aint a borso neither hc held hii breath as ho drew cautiously nearer and then only n hunter ann cnn imagine the sensations with ho beheld n lifting its proud licad with ita white anglers antlers within fair range of his pin quick as thought jack fired and it fell in a whirl of surprise and delight at this his first deer tho boy leaped from his horse binl drawing his knife ran and set his foot on tins anglers antlers to cut its throat hut like a flash of lightning iho deer sprang to ita feet knocking down the knife jack grasped him by buo ouo of his horns whereupon ho mado desperate junges lunges to get away while jack hung on with all his strength aej length thoroughly enraged tho beok turned upon ins enemy trying to force him under his feet tailing in this he roared and struck at jack with his foro feet liis hoofs tearing his clothes to raga and inflicting somo scratches upon his chest and arms with a strength lout by desperation jack tried to work his way towards a tree stood near still holding on to tho aiom for his life presently ho let go and darted towards it the deer followed in hot pursuit striking at him with his anglers antlers from which lio received several ugly wounds tho tree being loo small to him much protection as he dodged around it hero good dog sic ceni bones had never been noted for courage but j latch by jack i erica to make an attack upon tho heels of tho deer who quickly turned upon aliis now foe when dancs dropped his tail between liis loga and beat nn inglorious retreat jack had tried to improve the interval by rushing for his gun but had barely grasped it blieu the buck again jumped toward i him iio swung himself into tho small tree his antagonist blood guard while jack tried to load his gun no bullets his pouch had been torn oil and lay fir beyond reach aa blow after blow from alio horns of iho infuriated animal shook tho branches which supported liviu the poor hoy began to wonder if death was really waiting for him in lonely thickets if this maddened creature far more powerful and bicet of limb than acro fated to boat out hii life ecru chero no licup could come in answer to his call and liis mother in fancy ho could see her anxious baca faca looking out for him and alio thought that aho would surl ly ho sending up many nn earnest prayer for his nerved him ho tore a button from liis coat which lio rammed down hard upon a charge of powder and fired it had no effect upon alio deer but to render him angrier than over but tho button happened to alm skin of old blacka anck who a tos of liis head anil an astonished snort started homeward on a full run theroa only one chance for mo that I 1 can sec now for mother and alio little ones with a heavy charge of powder ho loaded tho gun with bin ramrod and again tired at tho deer aiming just behind tho shoulder tho buck dropped to hia but at bounded up and again attacked the tree then walked away and disappeared among alio bushes jack jumped down and ran with all his might in tho direction of fanner Snow ft darkness win coming on hn lot his way moro than once and it was into at night when exhausted with cold hunger and fatigue ho almost fell upon the doorstop jest like yc said the farmer ai with his difo ho aavo kindly attention to jacks needs and then listened to hb story jest like a chap aa would cros cross s that ore annin ico to go for U tackle a buck adoro bo whether dead or alivo and ugly awful ugly them fellers is when hit now look a hero ho laid his hand on jacka mo and go tomorrow to morrow and bring luck home 1 I dont know whether hoa dead said jack and anyway ive got to get back over alio river somehow willi this medicine and let mother know I 1 been killed forty timea farmer snow laughed thata right but ill send a boy over tho river ico is slacker tonight to night and mo and go he was as much of a boy as jack aa tho two mounted tho next morning and rodo to alio of tho bard fought battle they followed alio trail of tho deer for a quarter of n allo and found the magnificent animal lying dead in a pool of blood heres alic ball that first knocked him down struck him just behind i horn said jack and hoorays hoo rayl said abo farmer turning over the heavy carcass it here aint your ramrod shot in behind iho shoulder lio bled to death I 1 d a given a hundred dollars to a seen you round with this ero wild deer well it was a weighty load for two horse a goodly of fresh meat for y a n family around nud until tho red canni into tho checks ol 01 tho two little onea at home tho doer skin rug inco been played over by boore than ono tion of children and tho b are still in tho hall of jacks ba ciomo jyre w cat bigo standard to persevere la ODe allt a also bo silent b tho |